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	--[[User:Institution_of_Civil_Engineers\|Institution of Civil Engineers]]		--[[User:Institution_of_Civil_Engineers\|Institution of Civil Engineers]]

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	* 7 myths about a career in civil engineering		* 7 myths about a career in civil engineering
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	* ICE articles on Designing Buildings Wiki.		* ICE articles on Designing Buildings Wiki.
	* LGBTQ+ Community.		* LGBTQ+ Community.
		+	* The art of engineering is building for them, her and him.

	= External resources =		= External resources =

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	* Diversity and inclusion statistics.		* Diversity and inclusion statistics.
	* Diversity, equality and opportunities in the construction industry.		* Diversity, equality and opportunities in the construction industry.
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	* LGBTQ+ Community.		* LGBTQ+ Community.

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	* Diversity, equality and opportunities in the construction industry.		* Diversity, equality and opportunities in the construction industry.
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		+	= External resources =
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		+	* ICE, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3so6bkdN46s The effects of the pandemic \| LGBT History Month 2021 \| Julian Phatarfod].
		+	* ICE, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3so6bkdN46s The effects of the pandemic \| LGBT History Month 2021 \| Jyoti Sehdev].

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	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =
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		+	* 7 myths about a career in civil engineering
		+	* CIAT celebrates Pride 2020
		+	* Diversity and inclusion.
		+	* Diversity and inclusion statistics.
		+	* Diversity, equality and opportunities in the construction industry.
		+	* LGBTQ+ Community.

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	= Introduction =		= Introduction =

	ICE shares experiences of LGBTQ+ engineers.		ICE shares experiences of LGBTQ+ engineers.
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−	~~= What it’s like to be an LGBT+ engineer working within the construction industry? =~~
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−	ICE members Jyoti Sehdev and Richard Totty join the Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) Podcast to discusses their experience in the industry, along with Fiona Connor, lead project geologist at Applied Geology.<br />
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−	~~Hosted by ICE Fellow and chair of FPS Steve Hadley, the episode explores coming out at work, how to become a better ally, and the importance of senior leadership support.~~

	= Origins of LGBT History Month =		= Origins of LGBT History Month =
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	“We’re seeing the status quo of our people, processes and systems being challenged.”<br />		“We’re seeing the status quo of our people, processes and systems being challenged.”<br />
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−	For Phatarfod, the key thing he's learned over the past couple of years is that “everyone is an ally to someone else in a different way and appreciating that is the first step” to levelling the playing field.	+	For Phatarfod, the key thing he's learned over the past couple of years is that “everyone is an ally to someone else in a different way, and appreciating that is the first step” to levelling the playing field.

−	Phatarfod acknowledged that the pandemic has presented a few challenges for the LGBT+ community.<br />	+	Phatarfod acknowledged that the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020/2021 has presented a few challenges for the LGBT+ community.<br />
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	“Minority groups such as the LGBT+ community often have to look beyond their immediate household or community to feel included, which is rather difficult when we can’t leave our immediate household or community,” he said.<br />		“Minority groups such as the LGBT+ community often have to look beyond their immediate household or community to feel included, which is rather difficult when we can’t leave our immediate household or community,” he said.<br />
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	= COVID-19 has led to a fall in LGBT membership and networks =		= COVID-19 has led to a fall in LGBT membership and networks =

−	LGBT representatives in the engineering industry have seen a worrying fall in LGBT membership activity and networks due to the ~~Covid~~-19 pandemic.<br />	+	LGBT representatives in the engineering industry have seen a worrying fall in LGBT membership activity and networks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<br />
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	Jyoti Sehdev, senior civil engineer and Group Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Lead at Costain, told ICE: "I know that it's not just Costain, as I've spoken to many other chairs of LGBT networks and it's something that we're seeing across the industry as well.<br />		Jyoti Sehdev, senior civil engineer and Group Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Lead at Costain, told ICE: "I know that it's not just Costain, as I've spoken to many other chairs of LGBT networks and it's something that we're seeing across the industry as well.<br />
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−	"There's really a question there of how we can get active membership. That includes all the networks who are allies as well, to really get involved with making our industry and our workplaces a better, safer, and more inclusive place for LGBT people."	+	"There's really a question there of how we can get active membership. That includes all the networks who are allies as well, to really get involved with making our industry and our workplaces a better, safer and more inclusive place for LGBT people."

	"Another significant change ... I think there's greater representation of the underrepresented ...Trans inclusion is unfortunately still not normalised or fully understood, but we are seeing companies taking steps towards it."		"Another significant change ... I think there's greater representation of the underrepresented ...Trans inclusion is unfortunately still not normalised or fully understood, but we are seeing companies taking steps towards it."
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−	All the usual Pride celebrations and parades in the UK ~~have obviously~~ had to be cancelled ~~over~~ the ~~past year, and possibly this year, too~~. Sehdev said that this has changed the focus of Pride activities.<br />	+	All the usual Pride celebrations and parades in the UK had to be cancelled during the pandemic. Sehdev said that this has changed the focus of Pride activities.<br />
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	"I think we've seen that Pride celebrations be de-centralised from the actual parade itself, and the inclusion events are more about inclusion and history of LGBT people and their allies.<br />		"I think we've seen that Pride celebrations be de-centralised from the actual parade itself, and the inclusion events are more about inclusion and history of LGBT people and their allies.<br />
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−	~~= External resources =~~	+	[[Category:DCN_News]] [[Category:DCN_Organisation]] [[Category:DCN_Person]] [[Category:News]] [[Category:Organisations]] [[Category:People]]

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	ICE members Jyoti Sehdev and Richard Totty join the Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) Podcast to discusses their experience in the industry, along with Fiona Connor, lead project geologist at Applied Geology.<br />		ICE members Jyoti Sehdev and Richard Totty join the Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) Podcast to discusses their experience in the industry, along with Fiona Connor, lead project geologist at Applied Geology.<br />
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−	Hosted by ICE Fellow and chair of FPS Steve Hadley, the episode explores coming out at work, how to become a better ally, and the importance of senior leadership support~~.<br />~~	+	Hosted by ICE Fellow and chair of FPS Steve Hadley, the episode explores coming out at work, how to become a better ally, and the importance of senior leadership support.
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−	~~Listen to the episode here~~.	+

	= Origins of LGBT History Month =		= Origins of LGBT History Month =
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	“Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes is at the core of inclusion, which has been a positive step for a lot of our efforts.'		“Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes is at the core of inclusion, which has been a positive step for a lot of our efforts.'
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		+	View Phatarfod's video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3so6bkdN46s here].

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	"LGBT History Month and Pride months, as well as other awareness days, have taken the forefront, which I think is important, and I think it brings to light the other aspects of being LGBT+," she said.		"LGBT History Month and Pride months, as well as other awareness days, have taken the forefront, which I think is important, and I think it brings to light the other aspects of being LGBT+," she said.

−	= ~~How to support LGBT+ employees in construction =~~	+	View Sehdev's video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3YmXcS3eEA here].

−	~~ICE North West representative~~ on the ~~Building Equality Greater Manchester Committee talks about how to support LGBT+ colleagues~~.	+	-----
		+	This article was originally posted as [https://www.ice.org.uk/news-and-insight/latest-ice-news/engineering-equality-lgbt-stories-from-ice Latest News] on the ICE website. It was written by Anh Nguyen and Danny Whitebread and published on 2 June 2021.

−	~~02 June, 2021~~	+	--[[User:Institution_of_Civil_Engineers\|Institution of Civil Engineers]]

−	~~Author: Anh Nguyen and Danny Whitebread~~	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =

	= External resources =		= External resources =

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= Introduction =

ICE shares experiences of LGBTQ+ engineers.

= What it’s like to be an LGBT+ engineer working within the construction industry? =

ICE members Jyoti Sehdev and Richard Totty join the Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) Podcast to discusses their experience in the industry, along with Fiona Connor, lead project geologist at Applied Geology. 
 
Hosted by ICE Fellow and chair of FPS Steve Hadley, the episode explores coming out at work, how to become a better ally, and the importance of senior leadership support. 
 
Listen to the episode here.

= Origins of LGBT History Month =

LGBT History Month was started in the UK by Sue Sanders and Paul Patrick as a Schools OUT UK project, which first took place in February 2005. 
 
The month is intended to raise awareness of, and combat prejudice against the LGBT community while celebrating its achievement and diversity and making it more visible.

= ‘Everyone is an ally to someone else in a different way’ =

Engineering organisations are “digging deeper” when it comes to LGBT+ awareness, according to an engineer at WSP. 
 
“We’re seeing organisations in engineering and the built environment moving beyond the surface of diversity with simple awareness-raising campaigns, but digging deeper into exploring intersectionality, the (re)definition of gender, being an active bystander,” said Julian Phatarfod, principal transport planner at WSP. 
 
“We’re seeing the status quo of our people, processes and systems being challenged.” 
 
For Phatarfod, the key thing he's learned over the past couple of years is that “everyone is an ally to someone else in a different way and appreciating that is the first step” to levelling the playing field.

Phatarfod acknowledged that the pandemic has presented a few challenges for the LGBT+ community. 
 
“Minority groups such as the LGBT+ community often have to look beyond their immediate household or community to feel included, which is rather difficult when we can’t leave our immediate household or community,” he said. 
 
This means that organisations will need to make an even greater effort to make people feel included. 
 
“However, we’ve also seen a lot more understanding and compassion from colleagues and clients about people’s different circumstances and living arrangements while working from home,” Phatarfod said. 
 
“Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes is at the core of inclusion, which has been a positive step for a lot of our efforts.'

= COVID-19 has led to a fall in LGBT membership and networks =

LGBT representatives in the engineering industry have seen a worrying fall in LGBT membership activity and networks due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 
 
Jyoti Sehdev, senior civil engineer and Group Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Lead at Costain, told ICE: "I know that it's not just Costain, as I've spoken to many other chairs of LGBT networks and it's something that we're seeing across the industry as well. 
 
"There's really a question there of how we can get active membership. That includes all the networks who are allies as well, to really get involved with making our industry and our workplaces a better, safer, and more inclusive place for LGBT people."

"Another significant change ... I think there's greater representation of the underrepresented ...Trans inclusion is unfortunately still not normalised or fully understood, but we are seeing companies taking steps towards it."

= Cancelled: parades, not Pride =

All the usual Pride celebrations and parades in the UK have obviously had to be cancelled over the past year, and possibly this year, too. Sehdev said that this has changed the focus of Pride activities. 
 
"I think we've seen that Pride celebrations be de-centralised from the actual parade itself, and the inclusion events are more about inclusion and history of LGBT people and their allies. 
 
"LGBT History Month and Pride months, as well as other awareness days, have taken the forefront, which I think is important, and I think it brings to light the other aspects of being LGBT+," she said.

= How to support LGBT+ employees in construction =

ICE North West representative on the Building Equality Greater Manchester Committee talks about how to support LGBT+ colleagues.

02 June, 2021

Author: Anh Nguyen and Danny Whitebread

= External resources =